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you go back months and months and months, the feeling in the white house is if they win the election, they are going to get their tax increase on wealthier americans. there is a feeling the president has to step back from that, to compromise on that key point would be a failure of leadership. >> talking about the stop gap, you are mentioning it here. the one thing mentioning would be spending cuts, which is going to make it very difficult to get any votes from the house and gop. how does that happen then? >> well, it becomes very difficult. i think that becomes a bigger story. the president and other white house advisers would argue that if you deal with the tax question, you take a big bite out of the fiscal cliff and there are some ways that perhaps they can delay some of the damage of these automatic spending cuts, half of which occur in defense. a lot of republicans accusing the president of wanting to go over the cliff because he would be happy with a lot of these cuts, particularly in defense. there is no question they are going to have to come back as they try to raise the debt
you go back months and months and months, the feeling in the white house is if they win the election, they are going to get their tax increase on wealthier americans. there is a feeling the president has to step back from that, to compromise on that key point would be a failure of leadership. >> talking about the stop gap, you are mentioning it here. the one thing mentioning would be spending cuts, which is going to make it very difficult to get any votes from the house and gop. how does...
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we go into election day the final two days with an exceedingly close race. that said, all indications are that president obama has a slight edge and that the terrain is still more difficult. to use the metaphor, there's a lot more blue shirts around here than red ones in terms of who will pick up that loose ball. so romney is very much in this thing, but i still think the electoral map is more challenging. >> there's been so much talk about early voting and a third of swing state voters have cast an early ballot. what does that do for you guys, chuck, on election night? does it make the race easier to call? >> well, no, it won't actually. traditionally more difficult because then old-style polling when you're trying to figure out who voted. so in that case it won't. one thing about the election as a whole, this thing is feeling a lot like 2004. our pollsters have been telling us this for six months. we go back and forth where obama is the bush character in a sense. romney, a massachusetts guy, is the kerry kascharacter here and it's converging. it's a close
we go into election day the final two days with an exceedingly close race. that said, all indications are that president obama has a slight edge and that the terrain is still more difficult. to use the metaphor, there's a lot more blue shirts around here than red ones in terms of who will pick up that loose ball. so romney is very much in this thing, but i still think the electoral map is more challenging. >> there's been so much talk about early voting and a third of swing state voters...
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cold tomorrow, 50, mostly sunny skies. 48 on election day, dress warm. wednesday and thursday things go downhill with windy and rain likely wednesday into thursday. the surf is likely to be rough. >> thanks for joining us. 11 news sunday morning starts in 25 minutes. >>> and we are back on this sunday morning, november 4, 2012. a great group of people warming us up a little bit out here on the plaza joining us. i'm erica hill alongside lester holt, dylan dreyer and jenna wolfe. good to be back with you again for a second day. >> got my hand warmer. >> i love this place you bring hand warm eers. still to come this morning, we're talking about dealing with the aftermath, of course, of hurricane sandy. there's also the physical and the emotional toll of this. 2.5 million people now still without electricity or heat, millions more dealing with the anxiety of not knowing how long it will take for their lives to return to normal. so to help with that dr. nancy snyderman is here with some advice this morning. >> whose phone that? >> my mama. >> would you tell h
cold tomorrow, 50, mostly sunny skies. 48 on election day, dress warm. wednesday and thursday things go downhill with windy and rain likely wednesday into thursday. the surf is likely to be rough. >> thanks for joining us. 11 news sunday morning starts in 25 minutes. >>> and we are back on this sunday morning, november 4, 2012. a great group of people warming us up a little bit out here on the plaza joining us. i'm erica hill alongside lester holt, dylan dreyer and jenna wolfe....
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>>> plus, as election day approaches, we'll look back at some of the lighter moments from election season, including some that were scripted and some that were not. >>> and since it's erica's first weekend with us, we decided to put together a primer to show you the ropes around the studio, some important information about where the good snacks can be found and where kathie lee stashes her wine. it's important things you need to know. >> it's about time someone told me where that stash is. >> we're going to hook you up. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by windows 8. >> and we are looking at temperatures today pretty chilly in the northeast as they have been recently. it really hasn't warmed up. it's been about 10 to 15 degrees below average in the northeast in that recovery zone, but we have to wait until the end of next week before we do start to see a warm-up. in the meantime we are focusing on a storm system that is going to start moving into the middle of the week. today, though, things are fairly quiet except for the northeast and tomorrow we are looking for showers ex
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after many hear their elected leader has driven the wedge deeper and wider. at dawn, there were more tents and protesters around tahrir square, but that didn't stop clashes with police, where protesters blocked traffic defying president mohamed morsi's orders. after morsi declared sweeping powers for himself, leaving him above the law. >> translator: we are here because the goals of the revolution have yet to be achieved. >> reporter: morsi told his supporters he had to take radical measures to protect the revolution. and fast track a new constitution being written by a mostly islamist assembly, after which he said he'd give up those powers. yes, he might be a dictator for the time being, but these powers will be transferred to an elected parliament, he said. but the decrees have triggered protests and riots across the nation. dozens were injured in alexandria when angry youth stormed and set fire to morsi's muslim brotherhood headquarters. this action makes him a dictator even more than hosni mubarak, he said. critics call it a power grab, after brokering a
after many hear their elected leader has driven the wedge deeper and wider. at dawn, there were more tents and protesters around tahrir square, but that didn't stop clashes with police, where protesters blocked traffic defying president mohamed morsi's orders. after morsi declared sweeping powers for himself, leaving him above the law. >> translator: we are here because the goals of the revolution have yet to be achieved. >> reporter: morsi told his supporters he had to take radical...
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what role will hurricane sandy and the latest jobs numbers play in the election? peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign and joins us from newington, new hampshire. peter, good morning. >> reporter: lester, good morning to you. this is finally the final stretch, a 72-hour sprint. for mitt romney it's going to begin right here in new hampshire. over the next three days these two campaigns are going to hit nine states combined, some of them more than once. there is one thing this morning that both aides -- both sides agree on. that is that this is all about driving up turnout, getting more of their voters to the polls. >> mitt romney! >> reporter: greeted by his largest crowd all campaign and a lineup of top republican leaders -- >> mitt romney understands the leadership of the united states. >> mitt romney is going to be tough on terrorists and he will call it for what it is. >> no obama! >> reporter: in ohio friday night mitt romney tried to stoke his supporters, heading into the campaign's final weekend. >> at obama rallies they are saying four more
what role will hurricane sandy and the latest jobs numbers play in the election? peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign and joins us from newington, new hampshire. peter, good morning. >> reporter: lester, good morning to you. this is finally the final stretch, a 72-hour sprint. for mitt romney it's going to begin right here in new hampshire. over the next three days these two campaigns are going to hit nine states combined, some of them more than once. there is one thing...
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on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day. it showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: governor romney will be here this morning. the president will be here tomorrow. mitt romney will be back here on monday. gives you a good sense of just how close this race is. it remains a dead heat with four electoral votes in this state, it's yet another one of the places that neither one of these campaigns can afford to let go. >> chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> 50 states, but this campaign is dunn to just a handful of them. read the map for me. tell me where they're going. >> you know, i think the map is a better way to look at this campaign than the numbers. look at presiden
on friday, both sides tried to spin the final jobs report before election day. it showed 171,000 new jobs last month. even as the unemployment rate ticked up closer to 8%. >> we learned that companies hired more workers in october than at any time in the last eight months. >> we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> reporter: governor romney will be here this morning. the president will be here tomorrow. mitt romney will be...
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. >>> sandy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the storm here from washington. he has also cancelled an appearance tomorrow here in colorado. mitt romney scrapped plans to spend yesterday in virginia. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. the republican presidential nominee campaigning again today in ohio. he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin after that. the storm has also put early voting in maryland on hold. those hoping to cast their ballots before next week's election will have to wait at least a day as governor o'malley cancelled all early voting. early voting started on saturday. a lot of people lined up to get it done before the storm. voting was supposed to end on thursday, but it may be extended. complete coverage of hurricane sandy on our website, nbcwashington. nbcwashington.com. while you are online, you can sign up with breaking news and weather alerts. >>> new this morning, a woman faces charges accused of falsely reporting her car
. >>> sandy is impacting the election l sas well, which is j eight days away. president obama has cancelled campaign events in virginia and ohio to monitor the storm here from washington. he has also cancelled an appearance tomorrow here in colorado. mitt romney scrapped plans to spend yesterday in virginia. instead, he joined running mate paul ryan in ohio. the republican presidential nominee campaigning again today in ohio. he'll stop in iowa and wisconsin after that. the storm has...
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the rest ofhe country has elected a president while the election results in florida remain too close to call. many are asking when it comes to voting why is the sunshine state still in the dark? >>> and bieber breakup. word that justin bieber and selena gomez have split. while they might be sad, a lot of 'tween and teenage girls are likely shrieking with joy, "today," saturday, november 10th, 2012. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm erica hill. general david petraeus was one of the most revered figures in washington. a four-star general known for turning around the war in iraq. >> he was even considered a potential presidential candidate, so his admission that he had an extramarital affair, forcing his resignation as cia director, has set off shockwaves around washington. it was discovered as part of an fbi investigation, and it's got many wondering did he compromise national security, and is there more to this story? we're going to have much more just ahead. >> and that is not the only big story in our nation's capital. presiden
the rest ofhe country has elected a president while the election results in florida remain too close to call. many are asking when it comes to voting why is the sunshine state still in the dark? >>> and bieber breakup. word that justin bieber and selena gomez have split. while they might be sad, a lot of 'tween and teenage girls are likely shrieking with joy, "today," saturday, november 10th, 2012. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a...
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state of confusion, the rest of the country has elected a president and the ruts in florida remain too close to call. and when it comes to voting, why is the sunshine state still in the dark. and bieberreak up, word that justin bieber and selena gomez may have split. they may bed sad, but many teenager girls are likelyikely screaming with joy. >>> on nbc news, this is "today." with lester holt and erica hill. >> welcome to "today" on a saturday. >> general david petraeus, a four star general, is known for turning around the war in iraq. >> his admission that he had an extramarital affair forcing his resignation at cia director set off shock waves across washington. it was part of an fbi investigation and if t has many wondering if he compromised national security. >> that's not the only big story. president obama and house speaker john boehner appear to be drawing lines in the sand on that looming fiscal cliff. big tax hikes and spending cuts that could take effect at the end of the year if they can't find a compromise. >>> also, it sounds crazy, but apparently it's real. you'll meet s
state of confusion, the rest of the country has elected a president and the ruts in florida remain too close to call. and when it comes to voting, why is the sunshine state still in the dark. and bieberreak up, word that justin bieber and selena gomez may have split. they may bed sad, but many teenager girls are likelyikely screaming with joy. >>> on nbc news, this is "today." with lester holt and erica hill. >> welcome to "today" on a saturday. >>...
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he'll get a big workout over the next 87 days leading up to the election. >> well put. peter alexander, thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press" and chuck todd is the political director. good to have you both this morning. david, let me start you. i think it's fair to say that a lot of people are saying paul who? 38% of the u.s. has not even heard of the congressman. tell us about him and tell us why he's regarded as a bold pick. >> well, he's young. he's 42 years old. he looks look younger than that. he's part of a conservative wave in the house of representatives who put his own name to the house budget blueprint which was pretty controversial. it didn't pass, talked about cutting spending and also changing the medicare program for seniors introducing the voucher program. made it very controversial from the start. even among some fellow republicans. newt gingrich notely called it right wing conservative engin r engineering. but conservatives have rallied around paul ryan. he talked about the debt and the fiscal crisis and he'll be a powerful voice for mi
he'll get a big workout over the next 87 days leading up to the election. >> well put. peter alexander, thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press" and chuck todd is the political director. good to have you both this morning. david, let me start you. i think it's fair to say that a lot of people are saying paul who? 38% of the u.s. has not even heard of the congressman. tell us about him and tell us why he's regarded as a bold pick. >> well, he's young. he's 42...
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coming up, today marks exactly one week until election day. next the impact sandy is having on the race for president and early voting in our area. >>> and caught on camera. sandy causes an explosion in new york city. >>> we're looking at live pictures from ocean city, where we have seen a lot of damage. >> that's times square. >> that is not ocean city. that is times square. and new york really bore the brunt of sandy. apparently, the subway system flooded there. a lot of fires have been sparked by damage from the storm, and it's going to be days and weeks before the mess there and the damage is cleaned up. >> the power, obviously, in mid town at least still on in times square, but bare streets. that's going to be the case in new york as it is in a lot of places along the eastern seaboard. we are out along the virginia, d.c. area assessing the damage. >> megan mcgrath is live where a massive tree fell onto a house. megan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eun. it actually didn't fall on the house. it fell in between two houses.
coming up, today marks exactly one week until election day. next the impact sandy is having on the race for president and early voting in our area. >>> and caught on camera. sandy causes an explosion in new york city. >>> we're looking at live pictures from ocean city, where we have seen a lot of damage. >> that's times square. >> that is not ocean city. that is times square. and new york really bore the brunt of sandy. apparently, the subway system flooded there....
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now to presidential politics and the general election just four months away, president obama and mitt romney will attend some holiday events today as they gear up for the campaign's homestretch. john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. john, good morning. >> happy 4th, natalie. >> thanks. to you as well. a relatively quiet week for both campaigns. looking ahead, what is the state of play right now? >> we've got a race that's remarkably stable, natalie. president obama is a few points ahead of mitt romney. that's been the case for several months despite all of the very large events including a supreme court decision, including the president's new stance on gay marriage, shifts in the economy. we're going to see it brought out in the 10 or 12 battleground states in place for the rest of the general election. >> john, if you're looking for the broad outlines of the attacks right now, for president obama is it all about focusing on romney's time at bain capital. on the other hand for romney is it all about the economy? >> absolutely it is. mitt romney has got stagnant econom
now to presidential politics and the general election just four months away, president obama and mitt romney will attend some holiday events today as they gear up for the campaign's homestretch. john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. john, good morning. >> happy 4th, natalie. >> thanks. to you as well. a relatively quiet week for both campaigns. looking ahead, what is the state of play right now? >> we've got a race that's remarkably stable, natalie. president...
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and in an incredible, and in a beautiful environment and also in an interesting election season to say the least. our first award for the evening is -- wait, before we get to the. i had to start off wit with a je or can i start off with a joke? joe biden. sorry, that's a joke. followed up by another joke. nancy pelosi. oh, sorry. as an ardent practicing catholic. sorry. i was told by my friends at sun not like that i do the best nancy pelosi impersonation but i'm still waiting for that, you know, that bit they're going to write for me at "saturday night live." they avoid doing the actual bits about goofy liberals. it's all republicans that they do over there. our first award of the evening is the obama gas him a war. i can believe i'm actually saying this. troubling. now this is rich history. for about 25 years they read -- media research center has been document every pc from the media as they celebrate one liberal hero after another. and let me just say that people we're going to be talk about tonight, they love politicians who, want to raise your taxes, right? they love politicians
and in an incredible, and in a beautiful environment and also in an interesting election season to say the least. our first award for the evening is -- wait, before we get to the. i had to start off wit with a je or can i start off with a joke? joe biden. sorry, that's a joke. followed up by another joke. nancy pelosi. oh, sorry. as an ardent practicing catholic. sorry. i was told by my friends at sun not like that i do the best nancy pelosi impersonation but i'm still waiting for that, you...
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how much affect will it have on congressman moran's re-election? i don't think it will have that much of an effect. >> i don't think it will have any effect on his. this is reminiscent of what was done, if you remember, with a.c.o.r.n. where these conservative operatives dressed up like a pimp and prostitute and went in and tried to get jobs or some kind of government form and they have a hidden camera. here's the lesson. there are cameras everywhere. >> right. >> this was clearly an attempt to try and embarrass the congressman, possibly the democratic party, to prove that it was voter fraud. and the reality is that maybe naively he just didn't say, look, man, get away from me. i don't want to hear it and walk away. and that's the lesson here. >> the campaign has called this an error in judgment. moran's campaign did. >> the smile you're on candid camera, you never thought that before -- wherever you go someone can do this. the moran campaign should have been -- >> you can walk out, somebody can approach you. you don't want to be -- push them 0 way
how much affect will it have on congressman moran's re-election? i don't think it will have that much of an effect. >> i don't think it will have any effect on his. this is reminiscent of what was done, if you remember, with a.c.o.r.n. where these conservative operatives dressed up like a pimp and prostitute and went in and tried to get jobs or some kind of government form and they have a hidden camera. here's the lesson. there are cameras everywhere. >> right. >> this was...
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believe northern virginia will be a driving force behind who carries the commonwealth in the general election. >> northern virginia, a key area for democrats, casts 28% of the vote statewide for the presidential race in the last three presideial elections. democrats have gone from breaking even up here to carrying it last time by 233,000 votes. republicans have to basically put the tourniquet on northern virginia. >>> meanwhile, democrat, prepping for their convention set to begin tuesday. check this out. the dnc released this neat time lapse video of crewing working away on the stage in charlotte. and nbc 4 will bring you complete coverage of the national democratic convention. at the event in charlotte, with live reports starting tomorrow night on news 4 at 11:00. >>> it's a new primetime for crime. the hours between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. now the university of maryland is launching a campaign to warn students and keep them from becomes targets. news 4's darcy spencer has more on the effort from college park. >> reporter: in college park, university of maryland students are back in class t
believe northern virginia will be a driving force behind who carries the commonwealth in the general election. >> northern virginia, a key area for democrats, casts 28% of the vote statewide for the presidential race in the last three presideial elections. democrats have gone from breaking even up here to carrying it last time by 233,000 votes. republicans have to basically put the tourniquet on northern virginia. >>> meanwhile, democrat, prepping for their convention set to...
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you have to wait until election day comes at a round. polls will tend to change, and you are sitting here, we are late august, you have a couple months before the general election. two months is like 10 years in dog years i would not read too much into the polls you see today. host: here is "the washington times" poll, 45.7% favorability rating for each of the end. medicare, security, and you can find that more online. we're talking with ken jones about the convention we will see kick off today and get into full swing tomorrow. he is running things. is the president of the 2012 tampa bay host committee. give us a sense so our callers can talk about what your job is. guest: our job is to not get into the politics, but the reason we are allowed to get a 501-c3 exemption is to get a promotion for the tampa bay area. you have your olympic host committee, and the idea is to make sure the infrastructure is in place. we want to make sure the venues are available, we have a good electrical supply, we pay for the end for structure. the forum you
you have to wait until election day comes at a round. polls will tend to change, and you are sitting here, we are late august, you have a couple months before the general election. two months is like 10 years in dog years i would not read too much into the polls you see today. host: here is "the washington times" poll, 45.7% favorability rating for each of the end. medicare, security, and you can find that more online. we're talking with ken jones about the convention we will see kick...
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we do have an election ahead. i've got a lot of things i want to do in a second term. >> reporter: president obama on "the view" before speaking to the united nations general assembly today. aides say he will focus on the recent unrest in the middle east and the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans in libya. mitt romney is criticizing him for calling these events bumps in the road. >> these are not bumps in the road. these are human lives. these are developments we do not want to see. >> considering those events, either one of them or all of them collectively as bumps in the road shows a person who has a very different perspective about world affairs than the perspective i have. >> barack obama. >> reporter: today's u.n. speech will be the president's first international address since violence erupted across the muslim world. in bilateral meetings monday egypt president told secretary clinton security is their duty. also today president obama is expected to say the u.s. must keep nuclear wea
we do have an election ahead. i've got a lot of things i want to do in a second term. >> reporter: president obama on "the view" before speaking to the united nations general assembly today. aides say he will focus on the recent unrest in the middle east and the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans in libya. mitt romney is criticizing him for calling these events bumps in the road. >> these are not bumps in the road. these are human lives. these are...
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you know, the conventions unleash the general election funds for each side. they're going to be using that to go after each other. so as you get a little deeper into the month, i think you get a better sense of where the race is. >> "wall street journal" reported that the president told his aides to get him out more, more campaign events we're seeing this weekend, iowa, colorado, ohio, virginia, all states he carried in 2008. are there worries here that he hasn't generated the same amount of excitement and that there may be issues in those states he carried? >> well, yeah, no question. i think that voter intensity is to key that you mentioned because the president has got to drive out his core voters, younger people, minorities, women. he's got to run up the totals there, particularly as he loses ground among particularly white voters that you see among males. we talk about a gender gap, it benefits the president among women, it disadvantages him among men. that's an advantage for republicans typically and for mitt romney in this case. i think that's very imp
you know, the conventions unleash the general election funds for each side. they're going to be using that to go after each other. so as you get a little deeper into the month, i think you get a better sense of where the race is. >> "wall street journal" reported that the president told his aides to get him out more, more campaign events we're seeing this weekend, iowa, colorado, ohio, virginia, all states he carried in 2008. are there worries here that he hasn't generated the...
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. >> this is an election not just about a person, not even about a party, it's about a vision of america. >> reporter: at a republican dinner near milwaukee, the former massachusetts governor ignored his gop competitors. instead, sent zingers toward president obama. >> have you heard, he actually says he thinks he's done a great job. and he says only abraham lincoln, lincoln, fdr and lyndon baines johnson compare. i mean, this was not said on "saturday night live," all right? he said this in the mainstream media. >> reporter: after a week of key endorsements, romney appears to be calibrating for the general election and a victory here on tuesday could be widely seen as the effective end of the primary race. he's ahead in the polls. the latest nbc news/marist poll shows romney up seven points over santorum in the badger state. even the influential billionaire koch brothers seem focused on the fall campaign as well, reportedly funding a mul multimillion dollar ad buy, hitting the president on high gas prices. >> since obama became president, gas prices have nearly doubled. >> reporter: but
. >> this is an election not just about a person, not even about a party, it's about a vision of america. >> reporter: at a republican dinner near milwaukee, the former massachusetts governor ignored his gop competitors. instead, sent zingers toward president obama. >> have you heard, he actually says he thinks he's done a great job. and he says only abraham lincoln, lincoln, fdr and lyndon baines johnson compare. i mean, this was not said on "saturday night live,"...
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have the edge and at a rally last night he made a final push to get out the vote to say this is an election about the truth and the fact that his opponent, the milwaukee mayor has been down in the dirt and gutter with the advertising, as he put it, this recall, after he stripped collective bargaining rights from public workers there and there were mass protests. meantime tom barrett in his final campaign event before this vote said that governor walker had divided the state and created what he called a 16 month civil war. this divided electorate in wisconsin really mirroring what we're seeing on the national scene, there's been a flood of out of state money into wisconsin, $64 million and interestingly this is their second match-up, walker beat barrett two years ago. lynn? >> pots for us in washington. thanks. former president bill clinton joined president obama on a fundraising swing in new york city last night. during his speech introducing the president, clinton seemed to make an effort to counter his comments that were flattering to romney. >> he's got the order right, president obama d
have the edge and at a rally last night he made a final push to get out the vote to say this is an election about the truth and the fact that his opponent, the milwaukee mayor has been down in the dirt and gutter with the advertising, as he put it, this recall, after he stripped collective bargaining rights from public workers there and there were mass protests. meantime tom barrett in his final campaign event before this vote said that governor walker had divided the state and created what he...
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instead those races would go back to a general election early in the year followed by a run-off election in november. rank-choice voting was approved by oakland voters in 2006 but the system has faced criticism since mayor jean quan beat the state senator even though prada was the top choice of more voters. >>> people in the midwest cleaning up and recovering after a deadly string of tornadoes across the region, nearly 100 tornadoes touched down in several states on saturday, one of the hardest hit areas was woodward, oklahoma. at least five people were killed when a twister ripped through a mobile home park there. meantime in kansas, tornados destroyed entire neighborhoods. >> everything's gone. just gone everything we worked for all of our lives. >> have you ever heard the statement you get out with the clothes on your back. that's exactly what happened to us. we don't have anything. >> truth be told, this could have been a lot worse if it wasn't for great work by weather experts. forecasters began warning of life-threatening tornadoes last week. >> look at that. isn't that bizarre? th
instead those races would go back to a general election early in the year followed by a run-off election in november. rank-choice voting was approved by oakland voters in 2006 but the system has faced criticism since mayor jean quan beat the state senator even though prada was the top choice of more voters. >>> people in the midwest cleaning up and recovering after a deadly string of tornadoes across the region, nearly 100 tornadoes touched down in several states on saturday, one of...
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regrettable culmination of what became a misguided and politically motivated investigation during an election year. >> holder is the first ever cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. u.s. attorney for dc must now decide whether to press charges against holder or not. >>> ahead this morning, the wizards give a once in a lifetime birthday present. >> that's right. plus, sweltering heat today chasing some records, actually. weather and traffic on the ones. >>> and the unusual reason some children's clothing is being recalled, coming up on 6:09 on [ obama ] i'm barack obama9 on and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended like this. one of the worst economic records in the country. when mitt romney was governor, massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs. a rate twice the national average. and fell to forty-seventh in job creation. fourth from the bottom. instead of hiring workers from his own state, romney outsourced call center jobs to india. he cut taxes for mi
regrettable culmination of what became a misguided and politically motivated investigation during an election year. >> holder is the first ever cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. u.s. attorney for dc must now decide whether to press charges against holder or not. >>> ahead this morning, the wizards give a once in a lifetime birthday present. >> that's right. plus, sweltering heat today chasing some records, actually. weather and traffic on the ones....
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three weeks, voters in states like ohio, virginia and florida will decide this incredibly important election, which begs the question what are we doing here? >> presidential punch lines that had everyone laughing. >> yeah, they both were on fire. >>> plus expect to pay more to put this year's thanksgiving feast on the table. >> that's why we're coming to your house, jon kelley. >>> from submarines to helicopters, the $200 million yacht that's turning heads here in the bay area. >> that's a nice boat. for all your news, weather and traffic, check us out on facebook. all you have to do is punch in these letters, nbc and follow it with bay area. we'll see you in a couple minutes. >>> welcome back, everyone. taking a live look outside, this time from the east bay this morning. we're really watching the morning commute for you. it looks like traffic is picking up just a bit. we will check it with mike. it is 4:44. >>> speaking of oakland, oakland police are urging students to stay alert this morning after an armed man sent a campus into lockdown. it all started just before 11:00 a.m. thursday at
three weeks, voters in states like ohio, virginia and florida will decide this incredibly important election, which begs the question what are we doing here? >> presidential punch lines that had everyone laughing. >> yeah, they both were on fire. >>> plus expect to pay more to put this year's thanksgiving feast on the table. >> that's why we're coming to your house, jon kelley. >>> from submarines to helicopters, the $200 million yacht that's turning heads...
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you have over 300 community organizations that have supported small business saturday, elected officials in all 50 states. the senate passed a unanimous resolution. how often does that happen in washington? >> that's right. >> and last year we had the president and his two daughters shopping at a local bookstore in washington so i think what's important is, this is not just about small business saturday. it's really the kickoff for the holiday season and a kickoff for support of small business saturd saturday. >> across the administration you're going to be seeing this again. many will be out shopping. many in my cabinet already have plans, and you probably have plans too. >> absolutely. i'll be out tomorrow, guys. thanks so much and appreciate what you're doing, ken chenault and karen mills. >> thank you. >> small business saturday and up next the late-night comics. and it was just like -- this was the car for me. [ ryan ] it has stuff that guys like, like the rims and the sleekness to the body. and, then, had the bluetooth and the navigation that diana really wanted. [ diana ] and it w
you have over 300 community organizations that have supported small business saturday, elected officials in all 50 states. the senate passed a unanimous resolution. how often does that happen in washington? >> that's right. >> and last year we had the president and his two daughters shopping at a local bookstore in washington so i think what's important is, this is not just about small business saturday. it's really the kickoff for the holiday season and a kickoff for support of...
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and again on election day. twice her home was hit. this morning, detectives are looking to see what was stolen and arrested a local napa man in the case. police say 21-year-old kevin michael hagan admitted to burglarizing the residence twice saying he wasn't aware it belonged to pelosi until the second time. >>> and sam gordon is not afraid of the gridiron gang. at the age of 9 years old, she is the baddest little girl out there dominating all of her male peewee football players, she scored 35 touchdowns and ran 1900 yards just this season alone. go girl! i can watch this all day. anyway, is it too soon, dare i ask for her to be recruited for -- look at those speedy feet on this kid. any way, maybe pro career in her future. it is now 7:22 -- >> that's a special effect -- >> no. >> they slowed down the tape of the boys. >> no, no, no -- more importantly, i need her to go play for the dallas cowboys. jerry jones, get that kid. don't hate. don't hate the player. >> mr. roker who is out in snowy connecticut for the
and again on election day. twice her home was hit. this morning, detectives are looking to see what was stolen and arrested a local napa man in the case. police say 21-year-old kevin michael hagan admitted to burglarizing the residence twice saying he wasn't aware it belonged to pelosi until the second time. >>> and sam gordon is not afraid of the gridiron gang. at the age of 9 years old, she is the baddest little girl out there dominating all of her male peewee football players, she...
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there is a 2012 farm bill that was not passed before the election. basically what's going to happen january 1 is we're going to revert to having milk prices set by an act that was in place in 1949. so very antiquated. what that means is the milk price could double. the average in right now for a gallon of milk is about $3.50. you could see it go to $8 by february. now what can happen is within the next year as we're looking to change things, we can either pass the new bill, or we can extend the bill that we have. if that happens, then the secretary of agriculture can step in. and he can adjust the prices. >> got you. we'll be watching all of that. nice to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. a programming note -- david gregory will have an exclusive interview with president obama on the fiscal cliff crisis tomorrow on "meet the press." >>> want to check the morning's other top stories from jenna wolfe. good morning. >>> good morning, hi, everyone. over $60 billion of aid to victims of hurricane sandy is hanging in the balance this mor
there is a 2012 farm bill that was not passed before the election. basically what's going to happen january 1 is we're going to revert to having milk prices set by an act that was in place in 1949. so very antiquated. what that means is the milk price could double. the average in right now for a gallon of milk is about $3.50. you could see it go to $8 by february. now what can happen is within the next year as we're looking to change things, we can either pass the new bill, or we can extend the...
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the economy is growing, but sustaining that trend is going to require elected officials to do their jobs. >> right now the plan is to come to an agreement then send it to the senate for a vote. house would then take a vote, which could take place as late as january 2nd. the president will sit down for an exclusive one on one interview with "meet the press" moderator david gregory. they will discuss the fiscal cliff and other key issues. you can see it here tomorrow at 10:30. >>> we're a little more than 36 hours away from the biggest game of the season for the redskins. the burgundy and gold face off against the cowboys tomorrow night. it's simple. win and you take the nfc east crown. even though we're in redskins country, there are sure to be some divided families tomorrow night. that includes the clark family in capital heights, maryland. half of the family are cowboy fans. half cheer on the skins. mom and dad are heading to the game. dad is hoping to see some upset redskins fans tomorrow night. >> it's nothing like 90,000 just going -- oh, my god. it is beautiful. >> we'll be divorced
the economy is growing, but sustaining that trend is going to require elected officials to do their jobs. >> right now the plan is to come to an agreement then send it to the senate for a vote. house would then take a vote, which could take place as late as january 2nd. the president will sit down for an exclusive one on one interview with "meet the press" moderator david gregory. they will discuss the fiscal cliff and other key issues. you can see it here tomorrow at 10:30....
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senate seat is getting more heated as we get closer to election day. tim kaine and george allen squared off last night in their fifth and final debate before voters head to the polls. that debate got personal as well when the candidates discussed succe sequestration. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't real a deal on ending the deficit this year. >> i have a son who just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or hurt defense. >> we have 200,000 jobs at risk here in virginia, and they shouldn't be used as a political bargaining tool to raise taxes on job creating small business owners >> right now kaine, a democrat, hold a slight lead over the republican allen in most polls. >>> police in colorado looking for any leads in the jessica ridgeway murder are asking the public to come forward about another attack that might be related. police say a man tried to abduct a woman jogging at kechner lake in may. it's less than a mile from jessica's home. the 12-year-old girl disappeared ea
senate seat is getting more heated as we get closer to election day. tim kaine and george allen squared off last night in their fifth and final debate before voters head to the polls. that debate got personal as well when the candidates discussed succe sequestration. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't real a deal on ending the deficit this year. >> i have a son who just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or...
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issue being prolonged is an extension of some of the conflict and bitterness that we had during the election campaign. i'm not sure what the resolution of that is going to be. i think ultimately that energy is going to get spent and lawmakers are going to turn to the real crisis that is looming over the american economy, which is the fiscal cliff and the potential that we could go back into recession. >> there did seem to be positive sentiments out of those meetings with the president and congressional leaders. if we're sticking with the positivity theme here, any sense of a timeline here on something getting done? >> yes. the leaders were -- and i agree with you, that was as positive an aftermath of a meeting as you could have hoped for, if you were president obama or anyone in the congress. all four leaders, both parties came out and spoke very encouragingly. they're talking about a two-step process. the first step is to outline a framework for tax changes and entitlement changes, spending cuts, and then you're going to have a process in early 2013 where congress fills in the blanks of tha
issue being prolonged is an extension of some of the conflict and bitterness that we had during the election campaign. i'm not sure what the resolution of that is going to be. i think ultimately that energy is going to get spent and lawmakers are going to turn to the real crisis that is looming over the american economy, which is the fiscal cliff and the potential that we could go back into recession. >> there did seem to be positive sentiments out of those meetings with the president and...
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. >> reporter: in our presidential election, romney is trailing in colorado and in ohio. >> look, we're going to win. there's no question in my mind, we're going to win. >> reporter: six weeks to go. one reason president obama is limiting diplomatic time at the u.n. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >>> well, elsewhere in politics, missouri senate candidate todd akin again says he will stay in the race despite his con throw verse y'all comments on rape last month. today is the deadline to get a court order to drop out of the race. after last month's interview, he lost most republican campaign money, but now a conservative fundraising pac is seriously considering whether to come to akin's aid because he may have a legitimate chance to beat claire mccaskill. >>> newly released numbers shows the high school class of 2012 has s.a.t. reading scores that hit a four decade low. it focuses on reading, sentence structure and vocabulary. they've been gradually declining for years. a majority of test takers, 57%, didn't score high enough to have success in college. many attribute it to a
. >> reporter: in our presidential election, romney is trailing in colorado and in ohio. >> look, we're going to win. there's no question in my mind, we're going to win. >> reporter: six weeks to go. one reason president obama is limiting diplomatic time at the u.n. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >>> well, elsewhere in politics, missouri senate candidate todd akin again says he will stay in the race despite his con throw verse y'all comments on rape last...
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and how they got away with it and the 2004 election, you know, at this point in the 2004 election, the bush administration had created less than 2 million jobs. we've created over 5 million jobs. and you know -- i don't know how they got away with it, but they did. >> karl rove in the seat i guess. >> the national association -- [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i would be spending 10% of gdp on education. in my view, i think history tells us that that's the level, which the best performing economies in the world typically -- were now at about eight. we used to be at 10 and we are now at about eight. korea, the single most successful economy of the last 50 years is that 10 and has been at 10 cents that was a poor country. and to me, that's what i would do. and so, all i'm saying is that we start with the public system. i think that the government should do, but in my view, i would also provide assistance to vary income dependent assistance to president editions as well. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> well, look, it's the markets have produced the growing inequality. these are inequali
and how they got away with it and the 2004 election, you know, at this point in the 2004 election, the bush administration had created less than 2 million jobs. we've created over 5 million jobs. and you know -- i don't know how they got away with it, but they did. >> karl rove in the seat i guess. >> the national association -- [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i would be spending 10% of gdp on education. in my view, i think history tells us that that's the level, which the best...
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petraeus resigns just days after his boss won re-election, but president obama accepted it, saying about petraeus and his wife holly i wish them the very best at this difficult time. >> a little too soon to tell today because of how sudden this was but for lack of a better term petraeus is a legend. he is one of the few generals in american history to get so much credit for so many things. >> reporter: petraeus had been scheduled to testify at house and senate hearings next week on the terrorist attack in september on the american embassy in benghazi, libya, that left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. >> this is really probably the most politically uncomfortable, leaving aside the stuff with the affair, just on the benghazi question, the most politically uncomfortable moment the guy has had since he reached the national stage. it had to be a really hard time for him. >> reporter: the resignation of the highly decorated former combat commander caught even washington, d.c. off guard. chris clackum, nbc news. >> petraeus has been married to his wife holly for 37 years.
petraeus resigns just days after his boss won re-election, but president obama accepted it, saying about petraeus and his wife holly i wish them the very best at this difficult time. >> a little too soon to tell today because of how sudden this was but for lack of a better term petraeus is a legend. he is one of the few generals in american history to get so much credit for so many things. >> reporter: petraeus had been scheduled to testify at house and senate hearings next week on...
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they see this as numbers, they understand the impact of the election. they get that, and i think that's why they're willing to deal. >> all of this will be front and center on "meet the press." who do you have coming up? >> senator dick durbin and representative kevin mccarthy, hopefully we'll get a clearer picture beyond what we're hearing publicly. thank you. >>> this flu season could be one of the worst in nearly a decade. five children have died from flu so far this year. our chief science correspondence robert bazel has the story. >> reporter: with the season starting early, children's hospital in memphis is feeling the first wave. >> we've seen more than 200 cases of flu in the hospital this week and we're admitting eight to ten kids a day. we expect it to accelerate, to get worse before it gets better in the next few weeks. >> reporter: schoolchildren are not only vulnerable, they play a big role in spreading the flu. >> when you have all those kids getting together, they tend to pass the virus back and forth, they all get sick in the school and
they see this as numbers, they understand the impact of the election. they get that, and i think that's why they're willing to deal. >> all of this will be front and center on "meet the press." who do you have coming up? >> senator dick durbin and representative kevin mccarthy, hopefully we'll get a clearer picture beyond what we're hearing publicly. thank you. >>> this flu season could be one of the worst in nearly a decade. five children have died from flu so...
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-- recall election. i can't say it. recall election. is that true? >> it is very much true. in fact, scott walker is expected to be in this ballroom later on tonight. he'll give a speech. he's expected to face a recall on june 5th. you'll recall the massive protests we saw last fall where he signed into bill. this is going to be a big election in june. republicans and democrats are going to fight hard. the republican governors campaign released a statement yesterday saying they expected voters in wisconsin to stand with d governor come this summer. amy? >> ron mott, thanks so much. >>> let's get more of the headlines out from msn nbc's thomas roberts. >> good morning, everybody. we start with the sold wloer who killed 17 afghan civilians. he's going to get a psychiatric examination. john robert brown to represents bales made the announcement friday. he also accused the government of hiding details from the defense team. they say he left his base and went on two shoots rampages on march 11. >>> more quest
-- recall election. i can't say it. recall election. is that true? >> it is very much true. in fact, scott walker is expected to be in this ballroom later on tonight. he'll give a speech. he's expected to face a recall on june 5th. you'll recall the massive protests we saw last fall where he signed into bill. this is going to be a big election in june. republicans and democrats are going to fight hard. the republican governors campaign released a statement yesterday saying they expected...
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you're saying i thought everybody was going to learn to work together after the re-election. it's the same thing we saw last year. we're probably going to see the same thing next year and it's distressing. >> it's risky business on both sides. they both really have a lot to lose if they can't get to a deal. >> minka and joe, thanks. you can catch "morning joe" week days at 6:00 a.m. >>> the freedom of one american jailed in cuba for years could depend on whether the u.s. and cuba will agree to a prisoner swap. >> reporter: cuba and the u.s. are locked in a cold war standoff this weekend with the fate of an american contractor hanging in the balance. it could be the setting for a gripping spy thriller. swapping american alan gross, jailed in havana, for five cubans imprisoned in the united states. >> he's a very strong personality, and thank god, because i think that's gotten him through a lot of this. >> he is an extremely noble person. he is sincere. he is honest. >> it's a political stalemate that has washington and havana on edge. in this military hospital, american contra
you're saying i thought everybody was going to learn to work together after the re-election. it's the same thing we saw last year. we're probably going to see the same thing next year and it's distressing. >> it's risky business on both sides. they both really have a lot to lose if they can't get to a deal. >> minka and joe, thanks. you can catch "morning joe" week days at 6:00 a.m. >>> the freedom of one american jailed in cuba for years could depend on whether...
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you make a big election about small things. ladies and gentleman, that is what barack obama said of his opponent four years ago. that is exactly what barack obama has become now as president. [cheers] you know, we had a chat about libya and benghazi. we mourned the loss of these brave americans. talking about blaming, first, they blame a youtube video and a nonexistent riot, then when the country is getting upset about it, they blame romney and ryan. they keep changing their story. this is not what leadership looks like. we need clarity, not confusion. we need accountability and no more excuses. this tragedy would be troubling in and of itself, but unfortunately, what we are witnessing when we turn on our tv is on a daily basis is the unraveling of the obama form policy. when you say, it is ok to impose these devastating cuts on our military, or, that we don't need any more lima-built m1 tanks, we are projecting weakness. our enemies are more brazen. the our allies are less willing to trust us. so while hot spots are growing ab
you make a big election about small things. ladies and gentleman, that is what barack obama said of his opponent four years ago. that is exactly what barack obama has become now as president. [cheers] you know, we had a chat about libya and benghazi. we mourned the loss of these brave americans. talking about blaming, first, they blame a youtube video and a nonexistent riot, then when the country is getting upset about it, they blame romney and ryan. they keep changing their story. this is not...
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google is appealing charge that its senior executive in brazil violated election laws. he was questioned and released by brazilian federal police yesterday. google failed to take down a youtube video from its website that a mayoral candidate demanded his lover get abortion. coming up on the morning news on a thursday, rebooting myspace. justin timberlake helps the once popular social network relaunch to a new tune. this is the morning news. we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests
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senate race getting more heated as we near election day. democratic candidate tim kaine and republican candidate george allen squared off. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't reach a deal on reducing the deficit by the end of this year. >> i have a son who has just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or hurt defense. >> we have 200,000 jobs at risk here in virginia, and they shouldn't be used as a political bargaining tool to raise taxes on job creating small business owners. >> right now tim kaine holds a slight lead over george allen in most polls. >>> more fallout from virginia's controversial new abortion clinic regulations. the state's health commissioner announced today she is stepping do down. in a letter to the governor, karen ramally said the new rules created an environment that compromises her ability to do her duties. it requires states to meet the same construction standards as hospitals. abortion rights activists warn the move could force most clini
senate race getting more heated as we near election day. democratic candidate tim kaine and republican candidate george allen squared off. virginia could lose thousands of defense jobs if congress can't reach a deal on reducing the deficit by the end of this year. >> i have a son who has just started a career in the military. i'm not going to do things that will hurt the troops or hurt defense. >> we have 200,000 jobs at risk here in virginia, and they shouldn't be used as a...